Court issues warrants for Aravinda & wife
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (Sep. 16) issued warrants for the arrest of former cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife – Priyanga Anushka Wijenayake.The order was made when the case relating to the Airbus transactions involving Kapila Chandrasena and his wife was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court this morning.Kapila Chandrasena, who had been named as a suspect in connection with the incident, is now deceased. His wife, who has been released on bail in connection with the case and is currently abroad, had been granted bail with former international cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife standing as sureties.
When the case was taken up today, the suspect was also absent from court. As the sureties also failed to appear before the court, the Magistrate issued warrants against them.Counsel appearing for the sureties informed the court that they were unable to appear as Aravinda de Silva’s mother had passed away and her funeral was scheduled to be held today.The Magistrate directed that any relevant documents concerning the matter be produced and that the circumstances be brought to the court’s attention when the warrants are taken up for recall.
